The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

About The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) is a history war film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. Released in January 1961, it runs 190 minutes.

Its themes are soldier, complex, tragic, and philosophical.

Tatsuya Nakadai appears as Kaji, Michiyo Aratama as Michiko, Tamao Nakamura as Hinannmin no Shôjo, and Yūsuke Kawazu as Terada Nitôhei. The screenplay is by Koichi Inagaki and Masaki Kobayashi. Produced by Ninjin Club. It streams on Criterion Channel in the United States.

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World make useful companions to The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, all filed under chinese and complicated. TMDB voters put it at 8.4 out of 10 across 233 votes.